WASHINGTON, D.C. | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday over the tensions in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and both of them agreed that “this war in Israel-Iran should end.” “He feels, as do …
Read More »What to know about Iran’s strike on Israel
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Iran launched missiles at Israel on Friday evening in response to the Israeli operation against the Iranian nuclear program a day before. Iran codenamed its operation True Promise 3. The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a televised address to the nation that …
Read More »Iran must agree to nuclear deal before too late — Trump
WASHINGTON | TASS & XINHUA | US President Donald Trump stated that he had already warned Iran of consequences in case it refuses to conclude an agreement on its nuclear dossier, he recalled on Truth Social. “There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to …
Read More »Trump not worried about possible outbreak of war in the Middle East
LONDON, UK | TASS | US President Donald Trump said he is “not worried about a regional war breaking out” in the Middle East because of Israel’s strikes on Iran, Reuters reported. According to him, the US still plans to hold a new round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program …
Read More »GLOBAL REACTION: Israel attacks Iran
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Tonight, Israeli authorities announced strikes against Iran, including nuclear sites across the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation aimed at disrupting Iran’s nuclear program and warned that the strikes would continue. Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad …
Read More »Israel attacks Iran military facilities
Tehran, Iran | TASS | The Israeli air force attacked at least six military bases on the outskirts of Tehran, including the military complex in Parchin, The New York Times wrote citing Iranian officials. According to the report, the strikes also targeted buildings in two heavily guarded residential neighborhoods for the Islamic Republic’s …
Read More »Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound aid boat intercepted
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after she and 11 other activists were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to breach the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip aboard an aid boat. “Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to …
Read More »Iran warns it will target Israeli ‘secret nuclear sites’ if attacked
TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iran’s top security body warned on Monday that its armed forces would immediately target Israel’s “secret nuclear facilities” if the Islamic Republic comes under military attack, following claims it has obtained “sensitive Israeli intelligence.” The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued the statement days after Intelligence …
Read More »Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill over 150 Palestinians
DUBA | TASS | At least 151 people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on May 18, including 70 in the shelling of Gaza City and in the north of the enclave, Qatar’s Al Jazeera reported. According to Dmitry Gendelman, an adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office, …
Read More »Egyptian president urges immediate Gaza ceasefire during meeting with U.S. official
CAIRO | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday called for reaching an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid into the war-torn enclave during a meeting with a visiting U.S. official. Sisi made the appeal in Cairo when meeting with Massad Boulos, …
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